List of British railway-owned locomotive builders
- List of British railway-owned locomotive builders
Many early locomotive works disappeared as railways merged or they became simply motive power depots. Some, like Bromsgrove, made only one or two new locomotives but, for even the largest, overhaul and repair of the existing fleet was the main activity.
See also List of locomotive builders and List of early British private locomotive manufacturers
ources
* Atkins, P., (1999) "The Golden Age of Steam Locomotive Building", Penrhyn: Atlantic Transport Publications
* Larkin, E.J., Larkin, J.G., (1988) "The Railway Workshops of Great Britain 1823-1986,' ' Macmillan Press
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
List of locomotive builders — This is a list of the world s locomotive builders by country, and is still a work in progress. The list includes both current and historical builders. Many companies changed names multiple times; the attempt is to give the most recognisable name … Wikipedia
List of early British private locomotive manufacturers — This is a list of early British private locomotive manufacturers in chronological order. Many listed manufacturers have changed their names, have been taken over or merged. Some began with other products, such as textile or mining machinery. Some … Wikipedia
List of British Rail modern traction locomotive classes — This page lists every locomotive allocated a TOPS classification and all modern traction (e.g. diesel, electric, gas turbine, petrol) stock used on the mainline network since 1948 (i.e British Railways and post privatisation). Diesel locomotives… … Wikipedia
List of rolling stock manufacturers — Throughout railroad history, many manufacturing companies have come and gone. Here is a list of companies that manufactured railroad cars and other rolling stock. As most of these companies built both passenger and freight equipment, no… … Wikipedia
Norris Locomotive Works — Locomotive England, built in America for the British Birmingham Gloucester Railway The Norris Locomotive Works was a steam locomotive manufacturing company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that produced about a thousand railroad engines… … Wikipedia
Montreal Locomotive Works — MLW redirects here; for the professional wrestling promotions, see Maple Leaf Wrestling and Major League Wrestling Montreal Locomotive Works builder s plate, 1913 Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) was a Canadian railway locomotive manufacturer… … Wikipedia
Meon Valley Railway — [v · d · … Wikipedia
North British Locomotive Company — Limited Former type Private Industry Rail transport Fate Assets Liquidated … Wikipedia
American Locomotive Company — Infobox Company company name=American Locomotive Company company logo= company type= foundation=1901 location=Schenectady, New York industry=rail transport products=steam and diesel electric locomotives The American Locomotive Company, often… … Wikipedia
4-6-2 — Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, a 4 6 2 locomotive has four leading wheels (generally arranged in a leading truck), six coupled driving wheels and two trailing wheels (often but not always in a trailing… … Wikipedia
